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  1. diehardtwinsfan
    Sano looked awful out there. The way he's playing right now, I wouldn't be surprised if he got demoted. I hope he's just in a funk, but looked really... REALLY bad. On the bright side, Gibson looks like he's going to take a major step forward. He was ahead of just about every batter, and got very little in terms of solid contact. Buxton is also looking real good, and I'm wondering if Molitor is serious about putting him in the 3 spot.
  2. diehardtwinsfan
    Not liking the way Sano looked in that at bat. Late on everything
  3. diehardtwinsfan
    Nothing like a blown call to start the game
  4. diehardtwinsfan
    Looks like both teams brought their opening day line up. Only giminez is likely not to start in April
  5. diehardtwinsfan
    Only three. Which of these is not a major league?
  6. diehardtwinsfan
    I remember the good old days when we had a ss that could hit for power...
  7. diehardtwinsfan
    It's a small stadium
  8. diehardtwinsfan
    Ok. First topic for the night. The twins are required to send three "major leaguers" for an away game. Guess the three.
  9. diehardtwinsfan
    Ninjad
  10. diehardtwinsfan
    Started watching that this week. So far it's pretty decent. Correct me if I'm wrong, but this is the last new series before they start doing the Defenders.
  11. diehardtwinsfan
    Today history will be made, a few mods will make the grueling trek to Sarasota to watch the Twins try and secure a second tie in a row against the same opponent. The stakes are high. Things to think about. 1. Speaking of history, a number of important historical events occurred. In 1911, the triangle shirtwaiste fire occurred, killing 145 NYC residents. In 1774, the Boston Port Act was signed in reaction to a rather large tea party in the Boston area. And in 1982, Danica Patrick was born. 2. Demotions. I think we've all had the occasional work experience that didn't go well. Perhaps it wasn't a demotion, but just an improvement plan. Chargois will be headed to AAA on a performance improvement plan. Here's to hoping he makes the best of it. 3. Orioles fans. Ok, they aren't that bad. I could be watching baseball in the spring with WhiteSox fans, Yankees fans, or Packers fans. 4. Hector Santiago... Not the guy I wanted to see pitch today. I'd have rather seen Hughes... or Mejia... or well anyone. 5. Standing room only. Yeah, spring training baseball and standing room only to watch the Os battle the Twins. Lineups: TBD.
  12. diehardtwinsfan
    I was on the record for not keeping Santiago to be clear. But the May injury pretty much proved the front office right there. There are two vets in the rotation (Santiago and Hughes) that are not bets for long term success. One will likely be serviceable... Maybe both will be, but one will likely fail. The problem is knowing which one. That part isn't easy. You jettison them both now, and there's a real problem if/when the Duffey/Berrios/Mejia contigent struggles... which they will. So honestly, I can kind of understand it. If we are lucky, Santiago holds down a spot all year long and big steps forward by Gibson suddenly make the rotation serviceable. Otherwise, he gets flipped in July and replaced with one of those guys once the season is over or just gets released.
  13. diehardtwinsfan
    I'm not ready to shut that door personally. We saw in yesterday's Santana thread that Santana gets by on two pitches. Now you may be right eventually about Duffey, but given the success he had as a starter in 2015, I have to think he warrants another shot starting (unless of course he's front and center saying put me in the pen)... My bigger concern on Chargois is if a guy like Boshers makes it. He's been bad this spring, so I don't think you necessarily reward that with a roster spot, but the final configuration of the pen is what I'll be watching (that and how short the leash is for a few guys).
  14. diehardtwinsfan
    I think most of us call this a blackout.
  15. diehardtwinsfan
    Just looking at those numbers, it's trending up too.... 2015 looks more like an aberration. I don't have the eye to really say, but I wonder if his command is good enough to stay near the corners, and he can get a late break on his pitch forcing a swing.
  16. diehardtwinsfan
    You might have been 1/3 depending on your perspective.... I was wearing the Twins Daily Pub Crawl shirt.
  17. diehardtwinsfan
    So in other words, we won the major league portion of the game?
  18. diehardtwinsfan
    I don't know what to think about them. I've been watching it for a while now. Very volatile. I'm guessing ultimately it becomes another inflation hedge, like Gold or Silver, but one that cannot be as easily manipulated. That said, the dollar is trending down again. In the short term, inflation protection portfolios make sense. As for the market, I'm wondering if it would be wise to buy some out of money puts. I think that correction is coming very soon.
  19. diehardtwinsfan
    I'm actually very optimistic about Gibson and Santana. Santiago is what he is. If he does anything close to his career norms, I'll be pretty happy. I'm also optimistic that one of Berrios/Mejia steps it up and holds their own this year. That rotation won't be top of the baseball, but it could be much better than the bottom third.
  20. diehardtwinsfan
    Unfortunately, the pitchers would still have to throw strikes.
  21. diehardtwinsfan
    Yeah, Bux is looking primed for a break out season.
  22. diehardtwinsfan
    the camera creeped them out
  23. diehardtwinsfan
    Tie game
  24. diehardtwinsfan
    your accuracy depends on who's right you are referring to
  25. diehardtwinsfan
    All that rookie promise and not one of you suggested chi town. Back to the minors of game threads for all.
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